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| Carolinagirl |
Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 12:39:11 PM
Okay, another dishtowel question: How do I do those fancy crocheted edges on the towels? I know how to crochet, but I can't figure out how you get the edgings on the towels.
Thanks-
Kim in NC |
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| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Oct 12 2006 : 11:10:28 AM
Yep, at least that's the way I've always done it. Depending on what the finished side of your lace looks like, you can attach it to the right or wrong side. If you're comfortable with doing it, you can attach your lace at the same time you stitch your hem so as to have only one row of stitching showing.
My grandmother would always crochet directly to the fabric, making her "foundation" row directly through the last folded, outermost edge. She put crocheted lace on everything and some of her pillowcases were so pretty and feminine.
Di |
| Libbie |
Posted - Oct 12 2006 : 10:55:44 AM
Diane - then do you attach the edging directly to the stitching?
XOXO, Libbie
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| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Oct 12 2006 : 10:43:50 AM
You can just fold under 1/4" and press and then fold under once more. On the right side, stitch with a medium-length stitch around the hem. Ta dah! Hope this helps Libbie...or that I answered the question you were asking :)
Diane |
| Libbie |
Posted - Oct 12 2006 : 10:39:25 AM
How do you hemstitch something? That may sound like way too basic a question, but I was wondering if it's possible to do it on a "regular" sewing machine somehow...
XOXO, Libbie
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| sunshine |
Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 1:04:16 PM
you can either sew on by hand or machine ( zig zag) once you have made the edging or you can have the edges hemstitched and attach the edging as you make it.hemstitched = little holes going all around the edge of the item that you can crochet into.
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